European elections 2024

More than 370 million people in 27 countries vote in elections for the European parliament 6-9 June. Plus national and regional elections in belgium and some other countries. Analysis and commentary for Tomorrow’s Affairs, The New European and the Centre for Brexit Studies.

European parliament elections put pressure on the EU’s Franco-German engine – Tomorrow’s Affairs

Belgian Elections focus on how to deal with the hard right – Tomorrow’s Affairs

The Right spells trouble for von der Leyen – The New European

Belgium is now a fractured country – The New European

Brexit features in the elections… in Europe – Centre for Brexit Studies

2023 in Belgium and the Netherlands: The far right and serious crime

For the New European, 2023 was all about the seedy side of The Netherlands and Belgium, drugs, murders and spy scandals – and above all, the far right Geert Wilders winning the Dutch elections. Before that there had been stories about drug smuggling through the port of Antwerp, Amsterdam’s Red Light district, and a Belgian high society art murder. The year ended on another seedy note with this time a Belgian far right politician being accused of working for China, making the question of whether the far right can be trusted to run European countries ever more acute. Expect more sleeze in 2024, and that’s probably the least of it.